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5 Hidden Gems inside SQL Server 2008

5 Hidden Gems inside SQL Server 2008. Vinod Kumar Technology Evangelist | Microsoft http://blogs.sqlxml.org/vinodkumar www.ExtremeExperts.com. Session Objectives. SQL Server is an ocean and this session will show some of the build-in features with SQL Tools

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5 Hidden Gems inside SQL Server 2008

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  1. 5 Hidden Gems inside SQL Server 2008 Vinod Kumar Technology Evangelist | Microsoft http://blogs.sqlxml.org/vinodkumar www.ExtremeExperts.com

  2. Session Objectives • SQL Server is an ocean and this session will show some of the build-in features with SQL Tools • We will also discuss some tools that ship with SQL Server but under-utilized • We will also look at some free additions to the SQL arsenal that enhances our experience

  3. Agenda !!! • Context Setting • Exploring Feature • Gem 1 • Gem 2 • Gem 3 • Gem 4 • Gem 5 • Demo, Demo and more Demo’s

  4. Agenda !!! • Context Setting • Exploring Feature • Gem 1 - SSMS • Gem 2 • Gem 3 • Gem 4 • Gem 5 • Demo, Demo and more Demo’s

  5. Gem 1 - SSMS • SQL Server Management Studio • New Options • Activity Monitor • New-Debugger  • Command-line invoke • Object-Explorer Details View • New Search Capability • Grid-View Copy functionality • Multi-Server Query • Extra’s • Performance Dashboards

  6. DEMO SSMS – Management Studio !!!

  7. Agenda !!! • Context Setting • Exploring Feature • Gem 1 - SSMS • Gem 2 - Profiler • Gem 3 • Gem 4 • Gem 5 • Demo, Demo and more Demo’s

  8. Gem 2 - Profiler • SQL Server – Profiler • Command-Line attributes • Data-Column Copy • Save Execution Plan • Blocked Process Threshold

  9. DEMO Profiler

  10. Agenda !!! • Context Setting • Exploring Feature • Gem 1 - SSMS • Gem 2 - Profiler • Gem 3 - SQLDiag • Gem 4 • Gem 5 • Demo, Demo and more Demo’s

  11. Gem 3 - SQLDiag • Previous Incarnation - PSSDiag • Available in BINN folder • Collect Diagnostic Information • Configure to fire @ time • Stop @ time • A lot more options available ….

  12. DEMO SQLDiag - Options

  13. Agenda !!! • Context Setting • Exploring Feature • Gem 1 - SSMS • Gem 2 - Profiler • Gem 3 - SQLDiag • Gem 4 - TableDiff • Gem 5 • Demo, Demo and more Demo’s

  14. Gem 4 - TableDiff • TableDiff • Available since SQL 2005 • Use Replication techniques for help • Great command line options • Quick Row-count on differences

  15. DEMO TableDiff – Command line utility

  16. Agenda !!! • Context Setting • Exploring Feature • Gem 1 - SSMS • Gem 2 - Profiler • Gem 3 - SQLDiag • Gem 4 - TableDiff • Gem 5 – SQLIOSim • Demo, Demo and more Demo’s

  17. Gem 5 - SQLIOSim • SQL IO Simulator • Out-of-box available • Command-line and UI mode • Stress testing hardware

  18. DEMO SQLIOSim Tool

  19. Summary !!! • These are my Top 5 Hidden tools with SQL Server • There are many more that we couldn’t cover this time inside each of the subsystems • Keep exploring different ways to work with SQL Server and it will be fun !!!

  20. Feedback / QnA • Your Feedback is Important! Please take a few moments to fill out our online feedback from our VTD site. Eg • And your Quiz  • Use the Question Manager on LiveMeeting to ask your questions now!

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